Li Yongfu took the order and went down with Jiang Zhengyang's helpers. Hu Xiaotian waved his hand to signal the servants around him to retreat. He and Jiang Zhengyang were the only two people left in the hall. Jiang Zhengyang apologized to Hu Xiaotian: "It was inconvenient for Jiang to tell the truth just now, but I hope Hu
Sir Haihan, to be honest with Sir Hu, Jiang plans to personally lead 20,000 people to the capital via Baiquan City."
Hu Xiaotian nodded. Baiquan City is located 230 miles south of Wuxing County. Jiang Zhengyang must not be lying, but Baiquan City is not a strategic fortress. Why did Jiang Zhengyang choose it? Could it be that they thought wrongly? Jiang Zhengyang never thought about it at all.
Want to rebel? Or maybe he just wants to use Baiquan City as a transit?
Jiang Zhengyang cupped his hands to Hu Xiaotian and said: "Master Hu, I will leave first. The matter of transporting grain is not a trivial matter. I must supervise it personally."
Hu Xiaotian didn't hold him back and sent Jiang Zhengyang out the door.
Back in the room, they immediately came to the Dakang Territory Map. Originally, they expected that Jiang Zhengyang would probably head northwest immediately after receiving the food, passing through Cangmu. Although this route would theoretically detour to the west, it made sense after all. Once he arrived,
Cangmu was far away from Wuxing County. Jiang Zhengyang could send some people to escort the grain convoy to continue westward, and the remaining people stayed to block the pursuers who might discover their movements. However, Jiang Zhengyang unexpectedly chose to go directly south, passing through Baidu.
Quancheng is a shortcut to the capital.
This was somewhat beyond Hu Xiaotian's expectations. Hu Xiaotian stared at the map. Why did Jiang Zhengyang choose to go south? Did he want to confuse everyone in this way, go south for a certain distance and then turn back to the west? Or had he already and Bai Bai
The defenders of Quancheng City reached a tacit understanding, and after arriving at Baiquan City, the two sides joined forces.
Hu Xiaotian tapped Baiquan City with his finger. There was nothing strange about Baiquan City. However, there was a lake fifty miles southwest of Baiquan City. It was Yunze, the largest freshwater lake in Dakang. Hu Xiaotian suddenly remembered something. He said outside the door:
"Come here, call me Li Yongfu immediately!"
Although Hu Xiaotian also took the time to study the geography of Dakang, he was still not as familiar with the surrounding terrain as Li Yongfu.
After hearing what Hu Xiaotian said, Li Yongfu thought for a while and said: "It is indeed the shortest way to Kangdu through Baiquan City. The prefect of Baiquan City, Zuo Xingjian, once served under Jiang Zhengyang. On the surface, Jiang Zhengyang chose this road.
There is nothing strange about it." Li Yongfu is still not sure that Jiang Zhengyang will rebel. Although he obeys Hu Xiaotian's orders, it does not mean that he agrees with the judgments of Hu Xiaotian and Yu Tianxing this time.
Hu Xiaotian was convinced that Jiang Zhengyang would definitely rebel. He shook his head and said: "There must be something fishy about this matter. I originally thought he would go to Xingzhou via Cangmu to join Guo Guangbi, but now it seems that he may have other escape routes.
, which we have not considered before.”
Li Yongfu said: "The garrison of Baiquan City is less than five thousand, and it is a small city. Jiang Zhengyang should not choose this city as a place to defend."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Yunze is fifty miles away from Baiquan City. Is there any navy in Baiquan City?"
Li Yongfu shook his head.
Hu Xiaotian asked: "Is there a big island in Yunze?"
Li Yongfu said: "Bixin Mountain is fifty miles long, twenty miles wide, and a thousand feet high. There have been water thieves occupying Bixin Mountain for a long time."
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Yes. It must be for this reason. If Jiang Zhengyang went to Xingzhou by land, a convoy of this size would inevitably move slowly, so he had to give up this plan and ostensibly chose to transfer in Baiquan City. In fact,
But his intention was to go to Yunze Bixin Mountain. I checked the situation in Yunze and found that the Wangchun River, a tributary of the Yongjiang River, flows into Yunze. This means that Jiang Zhengyang probably entered Yunze through the Wangchun River and did not necessarily have to go to Baiquan City.
.”
Li Yongfu took a breath of air. If this was really the case, then this matter would be quite troublesome. Before there was evidence, it was impossible for them to send out large-scale troops to stop Jiang Zhengyang. Once Jiang Zhengyang entered the territory of Baiquan City, they would be beyond their reach.
But so far, everything is still Hu Xiaotian's personal speculation. If Jiang Zhengyang has no intention of rebellion, all the above speculations will no longer be valid.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Immediately let someone inform Yu Tianxing, maybe our plan needs to be adjusted." Hu Xiaotian's main plan is to capture Yunyang City on the premise of implementing Jiang Zhengyang's rebellion, and build a mutual echo on the south bank of the Yongjiang River.
The two-city defense line, but he also didn't want these 100,000 shi of food to fall into Jiang Zhengyang's hands.
Li Yongfu said: "The situation on the Wangchun River is complex, and some parts of the river are narrow and difficult to navigate. Our large warships cannot pass. If we want to get there through the Wangchun River, we can only use small and medium-sized warships. Currently, about 100,000 ships are available in Wuxing County."
There are seventy ships.”
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "We must make preparations in advance. You go and arrange for seventy warships to go to Yunze in batches. They must keep it secret and never alert the snake. I have a hunch that the water thieves in Yunze may be related to Xingzhou."
Guo Guangbi is also in contact."
Li Yongfu said: "Lord, I will make arrangements right away."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Also, try to slow down their loading speed to give us enough time."
"yes!"
Jiang Zhengyang was at the scene of transporting grain. He couldn't help but feel excited when he saw the grain being loaded onto his carriage in a steady stream. One hundred thousand shi of grain was a timely help to him. With these 100,000 shi of grain, his subordinates could
Only the soldiers can survive this severe winter. Dakang is over. Hu Xiaotian is also a fool, but the fat meat he got will be given to Dakang for free. Jiang Zhengyang wishes he could take all the three hundred thousand shi of food for himself, but with his current situation
He didn't have such a big appetite at all. Even if the emperor gave him all the tasks of transporting food, he wouldn't have the ability to digest it.
Jiang Zhengyang had calculated that one hundred thousand stones was already the limit he could bear.
Zuda came to Jiang Zhengyang's side and whispered: "Sir, at the current speed, it will probably take three days to load everything into the truck."
Jiang Zhengyang nodded and said: "Try to speed up loading."
Zuda said: "Why don't you go tell them again and ask them to cooperate with us more."
Jiang Zhengyang frowned and said, "Talking too much will only arouse their suspicion."
Zunda looked around again, making sure he was far away from everyone, and then whispered: "I just received news that Bixin Mountain is ready. Before we arrive at Baiquan City, there will be 500 ships heading to Qingyu Bay to meet us.
"
Jiang Zhengyang said: "Go and inform them that everything is going as planned."
More and more news is reaching Dongliang County. There is an army of troops in Xingzhou that is advancing eastward. On the surface, this army seems to have the intention of moving eastward. However, after Jiang Zhengyang transported food for three days,
They were divided into two groups and chose to head south one after another. The target was Baiquan City. Judging from the current itinerary, there was no difference. Jiang Zhengyang should have chosen the shortest road to Kangdu.
After Hu Xiaotian notified Yu Tianxing of the latest intelligence, Yu Tianxing and he made almost the same judgment. Jiang Zhengyang would most likely give up on traveling westward. After all, land transportation was slow, and a grain transport team of this size would not want to reach Xing smoothly.
After re-analyzing the situation, Yu Tianxing also believed that Jiang Zhengyang would probably go to Yunze with one hundred thousand shi of food. Looking at Dakang, Yunze was the only place where he could escape encirclement and annihilation and establish a foothold in development.
There are hundreds of islands in the eight-hundred-mile Yunze, and there are nearly twenty groups of large and small water thieves on the islands, but the largest one is the Black Water Village in Bixin Mountain.
We have 20,000 men and 800 warships. However, in fact, there are only 8,000 water thieves in Blackwater Village, and there are only more than 600 large and small ships, most of which are fishing boats. Despite this, it is enough for the horse to travel.
Kong dominates Yunze.
Yu Tianxing and Hu Xiaotian's initial calculations ignored Yunze. They did not expect that Jiang Zhengyang would dare to march south. While Jiang Zhengyang was escorting 100,000 shi of grain from Wuxing County, Xingzhou began to dispatch troops and generals, and they took advantage of Yunyang.
The intention to attack Yunyang was empty, but in fact it was creating noise to attract the attention of the outside world. Judging from various signs, there may have been a tacit understanding between Jiang Zhengyang, Ma Xingkong, and Guo Guangbi.
And this is exactly what happened. The water thieves of Black Water Village in Bixin Mountain and the rebels of Guo Guangbi of Xingzhou have quietly reached an alliance. After Jiang Zhengyang contacted Guo Guangbi of Xingzhou in private, he planned to go there with these 100,000 shi of grain.
Xingzhou and Guo Guangbi joined forces. Guo Guangbi also had experts under his command, and his chief adviser Tian Geng planned the strategy for Jiang Zhengyang to go to Yunze and hide grain in Bixin Mountain. Only in this way can he avoid the Kang army's pursuit to the greatest extent.
With one hundred thousand shi of grain intact in his own hands. At the same time as Jiang Zhengyang was dispatched, Guo Guangbi sent 10,000 troops headed by Jia Anshuang to Yunyang City. The purpose of this trip was not to seize the city, but to create an impact.
Attract the attention of surrounding forces and create conditions for Jiang Zhengyang's smooth escape.
Jiang Zhengyang did not expect that the Baiquancheng he accidentally mentioned would arouse Hu Xiaotian's suspicion and make him think of Yunze.
Hu Xiaotian decided to go to Yunze in person. The seventy small and medium-sized warships sent to Yunze to carry out the mission had a limited number of soldiers. They carried a total of 6,000 naval elites. These ships successively sailed upstream from the Yongjiang River, passing through
Wang Chunjiang went to Yunze. Hu Xiaotian clearly distinguished the priorities, and capturing Yunyang was the top priority. The original plan he and Yu Tianxing made has not changed. The ultimate purpose of going to Yunze this time is not necessarily to seize food, as long as
Just make sure that this batch of grain will not be taken away by Jiang Zhengyang.
In order to avoid attracting attention too early, Hu Xiaotian ordered to slow down Jiang Zhengyang on the one hand, and quietly launched ships from Wuxing County one after another. All ships took off their flags and camouflage them. As long as they ensured that these seventy warships arrived at Baiquan City in Jiang Zhengyang
He arrived in Yunze before and hid in Yunze.
I will send an update in the early morning, please vote for me! (To be continued.)
